ECT at the SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting

Meet ECT at the SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting (Nantes, France, May 22nd-26th, 2016):

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

P. Vollmar, J. Heim, A. Kehrer, F. Sacher, A. Coors: Mixture toxicity assessment of biocides: experimental verification of the relevance of additives in wood preservative products
Platform session: Risk assessment of biocides – latest developments

C. Kienle, H. Besselink, S. Fischer, S. Flückiger, B. Ganser, S. Gut, S. Hasler, M. Langer, A. Schifferli, S. Santiago, K. Schirmer, L. Schlüter-Vorberg, C. Thiemann, R. Triebskorn, B. van der Burg, E. Vermeirssen, M. Weil, I. Werner: First Swiss wastewater treatment plant with full-scale ozonation – ecotoxicological assessment of ozonation and several post-treatments
Platform session: Contaminants of emerging concern in the environment and their management

J. Römbke, K. van Gestel, A. Kapanen, V. Poulsen, J.P. Sousa, M. Sobanska, M. Arena, J. Tarazona: Outcome of the Topical Scientific Workshop on Soil Risk Assessment (Helsinki, October 2015): state-of-the-art and new developments in soil effect testing
Platform session: Prospective and retrospective soil risk assessment of chemical stressors

B. Guimarães, J. Römbke, M.J.B. Amorim: Toxicity depends on the life stage: proposal for a new testing method using Folsomia candida
Poster session: Prospective and retrospective soil risk assessment of chemical stressors

P.T. Baudy, J. Zubrod, M. Konschak, M. Weil, R. Schulz, M. Bundschuh: Does long-term fungicide exposure affect the reproductive performance of leaf-shredders?
Poster session: Cost effective and ecological relevant approaches in environmental toxicology using invertebrate species

J.J. Ortega-Calvo, J. Harmsen, J.R. Parsons, J. Römbke, K.T. Semple: From bioavailability science to regulation of organic chemicals: a communication experiment
Poster session: Prospective and retrospective soil risk assessment of chemical stressors

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

A. Coors, F. Sacher, U. Kühnen: Predictability of the aquatic toxicity of realistic mixtures in wastewater effluents and their risk assessment
Platform session: Environmental risk assessment of chemical mixtures: the steps ahead

J. Römbke, E. Fries, E. Giese, S. Jänsch, D. Rückamp, C.F. Stange, J. Utermann, K. Oorts: Implementation of soil bioavailability concepts in the determination of German precautionary values
Poster session: Fate and effects of metals: regulatory and risk assessment perspective

Thursday, May 26th, 2016

T. Junker, A. Coors, G. Schüürmann: Screening for persistence: tools to determine mineralization and estimate kinetics in water, water-sediment and soil
Platform session: Biodegradability assessments of organic substances and polymers

K. Fenner, M. Honti, T. Junker, P. Shrestha, S. Hahn, M. Matthies, D. Hennecke: Identifying limitations of the OECD water-sediment test (OECD 308) and developing suitable alternatives to assess persistence
Platform session: Biodegradability assessments of organic substances and polymers

J. Römbke, K. Duis, P. Egeler, D. Gilberg, C. Schuh, D. Hennecke, M. Herrchen, L.E. Hölzle, B. Heilmann-Thudium, R.A. Düring, M. Wohde, J. Behn, N. Adler: Comparison of P, B and T properties of parasiticides and harmonisation of the basis for an environmental assessment at the EU level
Platform session: Identifying and regulating PBT and vPvB chemicals: requirements, challenges and policy implications

B. Bänsch-Baltruschat, K. Duis, C. Rauert, H. Rüdel, M. Keller: Use of monitoring data to assess PBT, vPvB and POP properties of chemicals
Platform session: Identifying and regulating PBT and vPvB chemicals: requirements, challenges and policy implications

ECT is also presenting its work and activities at its own booth.